04-18-2011, 11:41 AM
If you are new to the quest sometimes the DM narration will provide clues. Sometimes they are desriptions. Sometimes the narration is a conrgatulations on a job well done.
As far as the importance of the narration to completing the quest
Normally there are up to 6 people in a group. 12 in some special quests called "raids". Almost always at least one person has already done the quest and already knows everything there is to do and in what order. There are 2 ways of joining a a quest group. Looking for member (LFM) and guild a organised quest. It is very common in the near random groups that form using the LFM interface that you end up in a group with 1 or more "zergers" who run through a quest as fast as they can in which case the narration is basically background info that is optional. If you prefer to savour a quest I reccomend either joining a role playing guild or after becoming experienced with the game a permadeath guild.
On guilds
As I prefer to play whenever the mood strikes me rather than when a guild has an event scheduled and have very long periods where I do not play at all I only have membership in very informal guilds and my guidance on joining and being a member of a guild can be very limited. I do not know the names of any role playing guilds, but with some research you could probably learn this. Also, if you are interested in being in a guild and are not a frequant player I would reccomend joining one which does not kick for long periods of inactivity. I have not joined this particular guild, but if you are interested in taking things slowly and enjoying the narration there is a guild on the Argonesan server known as "we do not run through dungeons" that may be of interest to you.
As far as the importance of the narration to completing the quest
Normally there are up to 6 people in a group. 12 in some special quests called "raids". Almost always at least one person has already done the quest and already knows everything there is to do and in what order. There are 2 ways of joining a a quest group. Looking for member (LFM) and guild a organised quest. It is very common in the near random groups that form using the LFM interface that you end up in a group with 1 or more "zergers" who run through a quest as fast as they can in which case the narration is basically background info that is optional. If you prefer to savour a quest I reccomend either joining a role playing guild or after becoming experienced with the game a permadeath guild.
On guilds
As I prefer to play whenever the mood strikes me rather than when a guild has an event scheduled and have very long periods where I do not play at all I only have membership in very informal guilds and my guidance on joining and being a member of a guild can be very limited. I do not know the names of any role playing guilds, but with some research you could probably learn this. Also, if you are interested in being in a guild and are not a frequant player I would reccomend joining one which does not kick for long periods of inactivity. I have not joined this particular guild, but if you are interested in taking things slowly and enjoying the narration there is a guild on the Argonesan server known as "we do not run through dungeons" that may be of interest to you.